2:39 PM,
Jun. 3, 2014

Hunter White holds up his first place plaque after winning the North Carolina Junior State Championship on May 18, 2014.

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Hunter White marches to the beat of his own drum. The 12-year-old usually finds himself up by 4 a.m. to prepare for a long day of bass fishing.

White, a Black Mountain native, has won the last two state championships in the 11 - 14 year old division in the Bass Federation, an organization that promotes the sport of fishing through club level tournaments for juniors, with an ultimate shot at the TBF World Championship and cash prizes.

He won his first tournament at Lake Wateree in South Carolina when he was 10. He has secured a spot in the world championship again this year with his second state ...